People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Yemen
Yemen: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen stood at 43.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 96th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 43.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 43.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.2% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen was 43.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Yemen ranks 96th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.